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Posted on: 2012-03-15 09:54 in CoH and CoV General Discussions
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Originally Posted by OneFrigidWitch
I would pay 800 for the lep, IF IT COULDN'T BE KILLED. It is TOTALLY useless dead.
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Originally Posted by GuyPerfect
Part of me wonders if they'd have thought of this on their own had we not brought it up... Either way, they've definitely got the idea now.
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Originally Posted by Jet_Boy
Nope. Don't want to encourage the "nickle-n-dime" mentality it anymore than has already been done. customization has been free so far, no need to start charging for it in the future.
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Originally Posted by Haetron
Figured this was a question worth asking/discussing. I think its a thing that is pretty much wanted across the board, but it's becoming painfully obvious at this point that if it's not something that can't be gated behind being a VIP or cost PPs, and isn't a game balance issue, it's not going to get dev time at this point.
I guess personally, it'd depend on the price. I was pretty annoyed with the fact the Super Tailor came bundled in an add-on pack purchase, and even with the Freedom Launch, think it's still overpriced and have not purchased it yet. So the question is, would you pay? And if so, how much is the cut off point? I'd be annoyed if pool customization came with a price tag attached, but Id honestly cough up points for it, as it's something more useful in the long run than the super tailor. My concern is it would probably wind up being segmented out into smaller portions with a bulk discount. I'd honestly probably pay 10 dollars/800 points max as a "day one purchase". Opinions or thoughts? |
The takeaway so far seems to be many people will pay for anything they want and that should be music to NCsoft's ears. It doesn't matter if you think it's 'crappy' if in the end you are willing to pay.
My answer is a firm no. Power customization started as something given to the players. It's good for the game, so it benefits the devs as much as the players. It should remain free.
If it included an account-wide unrestricted alignment PPP unlock I'd buy it.
But then I wouldn't be buying it for the customization.
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Originally Posted by Memphis_Bill
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No. This would be the sort of thing that would make me leave again, and warn others against getting involved with the game. It would be like a dealership selling you a car, then charging you an extra $3000 for the steering wheel, rear window and one of the wheels (rim, tire and all.) The work itself isn't finished, IMHO. It's something that nobody should have to pay for. The ONLY customization I'd pay for - and probably gripe to some extent about - would be if the base system were in there (with the most-requested options, as well, like disabling the hasten effect) already, and they were charging for some over-and-above extra fluff customizations. |
I hope to god that if/when we get to customize pool/epic/patron powers, it's either included with VIP or given to everyone, as it should be. Charging for it would be an act of incredible horribleness... but I would pay. It is a feature for which I have yearned my entire time playing this game. I would seethe with rage as I clicked the "check out" button and curse the marketing people's birth for it, but I would pay.
And then I would complain loudly and indefinitely about not having the points for the optional things I wanted, because look what you made me spend my monthly stipend on.
Make it free or don't even bother wasting time and do something else that improves the game instead. The backlash is not worth it trust me.
That's a tough question.
Honestly, I just want the power customization system finished. It seems stupid to have to pay for something that should be a core part of the system but...
If it's what it took to secure dev time to work on it and implement it, and also allowed more APP's like Electric Mastery for Scrappers and Tankers and so on?
Yes.
Yes. There is not much I would not do to be able to change the fx of Hasten.
What they ought to do, sell something else that is cheap and easy for them to make or they already have and use that to fund the power customizations.
What did we buy a few years ago that paid for VEATs? Was it the Valentine's package?
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Originally Posted by SwellGuy
What they ought to do, sell something else that is cheap and easy for them to make or they already have and use that to fund the power customizations.
What did we buy a few years ago that paid for VEATs? Was it the Valentine's package? |
Should be free for VIPs.
Rest should pay for service, same way they do it for GR or IOs.
Anyway, at this point we better pay for it even being VIPs or wont be at all.
My wish list always been:
Staff fighting (Done!!)
Pool/APP/PPP/VEATs/EATs customization
New basic models with higher res, animated faces and fingers (hair too 
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Would like a confirmation from the devs if this is being worked on...
It's not that they won't do it, it's that they don't know how yet. If they found out we'd have the option for free.
Agree with OP on all points.
This topic is brought up in every coffee talk, freedom Friday, PAX panel, suggestion thread, etc. It's been several years of asking for this already so I dont understand how they wouldn't just allocate resources for this already to make the community happy. They know we want this so just make it happen.
NO MORE HASTENHANDS AND NO MORE LEPRECHAUNS!
Edit: Oh, in terms I points, I would do 800 without too much fuss. 1600, I would do but not be too happy about. Anything more will just be annoying. I did end up buying about 200 super packs to get the black wolf though, so in the end I probably would go over 1600 for this.
Nope. Finishing a free system should be free. I wouldn't want to support it being sold seperately.
Long overdue since I16...
They should have come with a way to do it by now.
Can be so long and tedious to do it same way we can customize Incarnate powers, but Respec system is even more tedious and they havent changed that yet.
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Originally Posted by Angelxman81
Should be free for VIPs.
Rest should pay for service, same way they do it for GR or IOs. |
I've wanted this for a long time. If I could only get it by buying it, I'd slap the points down with no questions asked.
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Originally Posted by Creole Ned
The takeaway so far seems to be many people will pay for anything they want and that should be music to NCsoft's ears. It doesn't matter if you think it's 'crappy' if in the end you are willing to pay.
My answer is a firm no. Power customization started as something given to the players. It's good for the game, so it benefits the devs as much as the players. It should remain free. |
I'm sure I wouldn't have to.
Based on my experience with this community, if they announced that they intended to charge money for Pool Customization the hailstorm of rage that would ensue would cause a cosmic explosion large enough to destroy the planet.
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Originally Posted by Jet_Boy
Nope. Don't want to encourage the "nickle-n-dime" mentality it anymore than has already been done. customization has been free so far, no need to start charging for it in the future.
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I'd rather not. This should be part of an issue's QOL improvements and not something we should pay for.
If I had to pay extra for pool customization I would do it, but I would be one very annoyed customer, as I would feel I was being ripped off. Pool powers should have been included in the original customization launch.
Given how often this is asked for and for how long, I'm truly at a loss as to why it hasn't been done yet.
